Kings and queens

Charles and Camilla, 1979

Charles and Camilla A history of their romance

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Painting of Bonnie Prince Charlie

Bonnie Prince Charlie: Scottish superhero or Italian coward? . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Portrait showing Mary, Queen of Scots with her hand on her hip

Mary, Queen of Scots: your guide to her life and times

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Pod Rory Cormac WL

Queen Victoria’s spy network . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Queen Victoria in 1861

Queen of spies? Inside Queen Victoria’s secret intelligence network . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Illustration of King Louis IX.

A king of fire and light: Louis IX’s tangled legacy . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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A portrait of Elizabeth Stuart, painted during the reign of Charles I

Elizabeth Stuart: the treasonous portrait that touted Charles I’s sister for the throne . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

King George II of Great Britain

George II: 8 facts about the British king and German elector

Richard the Lionheart and Saladin in mounted combat

Richard the Lionheart: king of war

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Part ten in our 20-part series looking at decisive moments of the last 1,000 years in British history explores 1450–1499

Turning points 1483: Richard grabs the throne . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Part six in our 20-part series looking at decisive moments of the last 1,000 years in British history explores 1200–1249

Turning points 1295: Edward I consolidates English rule . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Part five in our 20-part series looking at decisive moments of the last 1,000 years in British history explores 1250–1299

Turning points 1215: Magna Carta . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Part four in our 20-part series looking at decisive moments of the last 1,000 years in British history explores 1150–1199

Turning points 1171: The English invasion of Ireland . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Part three in our 20-part series looking at decisive moments of the last 1,000 years in British history explores 1100–1149

Turning points 1141: Stephen v Matilda . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Part two in our 20-part series looking at decisive moments of the last 1,000 years in British history explores 1050–1099

Turning points 1066: The year of four kings . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.